Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-03-02 | Page 1 | Liquor Board Test Suit Asked

LIQUOR BOARD DnA RD TEST SUIT ASKED Woman Seeks Damage for Alleged Libel Deputy Attorney General John D. D Rice Monday said he would recommend recommend recommend mend that Governor Henry H. H Blood grant permission for the first damage suit against the state liquor control commission Mr Rices Rice's opinion was requested by the governor who had been notified notified notified no no- by Attorney A A. H. H Hougaard that he wished to initiate a libel suit against the commission in be behalf behalf be- be half halt of Mrs Ida Burg East Seventh South street Mr Hougaard in a letter to Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Blood charged the commission commission commis commis- sion slon with falsely and libelously accusing Mrs Burg of ot the sale salo of liquor Seeks Curb on Board Mr Hougaard said he probably would seek damages Mr Rice said he would advise the governor that permission should be given because in his opinion no I commission should be created by bythe bythe I Ithe the people so all powerful that it itcan itcan can not be made amenable for tor the redress of a citizens citizen's wrongs Mr Hougaard said that E. E N. N Bagley attorney for tho the commission commis sion slon had also signified his approval for tho the governors governor's consent Mr Hougaard's letter to the governor governor gov gov- alleged that on February 14 14 1936 certain false and in in formation the thc said aid liquor control commission of Utah in a local newspaper causing to be published In said newspaper in substance substance substance sub sub- stance that Mrs Ida Burg New Now Richmond hotel South State street had been engaged in the tho traffic of illicit liquor and that a temporary injunction had had- been obtained obtained ob ob- ob- ob tamed against said Ida Burg Wrong Person Named The letter further alleged that the commission falsely represented the same facts to the tho Third district court and that an nn injunction was posted in a conspicuous place re resulting re- re suiting In great damage to Mrs Burg and causing her humiliation and damage to her reputation